Stranger wandering Livingston High School forces evacuation

LIVINGSTON -- Authorities evacuated Livingston High School as a precaution after school this afternoon after a suspicious person was seen walking through the halls before disappearing, police said.

The evacuation got underway about 3:15 p.m. The township police department together with the Essex County Sheriff Department's K-9 team combed the halls but did not find the man, Livingston police Capt. Jeffrey Payne said.

School staff had asked the man to get a visitor pass but did not see him either go to the office or leave. They then called police.

Police are conducting a review of surveillance video to try and determine who the man is and whether he left school grounds.